When you get promoted to the Advanced usergroup which has all the nice perks and benefits it is not done instantly. The system updates all usergroup promotions every hour to save on server load/usage time. I would try again now, I can guarantee that it will work for you at this point.
Well I have seevral hundred posts and I can't use PM'ing either.
Just a small request? Go back to the old style. This one looks tacky and it's a hell of a lot less user friendly than the old one. Was there any need for a change?
I'm glad I stumbled on to this topic! I was going bonkers trying to figure out why I couldn't PM anyone. I keep getting that message about "You do not have permission...", also. Will finally posting 10 posts take care of that, too?